Hot news today! I just happened to see a post on Instagram where JMAM, the makers of Nolty diaries, announced some additional 70th anniversary products. Most exciting to me is that they are introducing a Nolty page-per-day Efficiency Notebook! It looks like they are calling it the “Daily Book.”

It looks a lot like the regular 144 x 95mm Nolty diaries, but the layout is similar to the Hobonichi Techo, with a header across the top of the page and a gridded section below. The page per day notebook is available in black and red covers. It seems to have most of the same features as the regular Nolty notebooks, such as a double ribbon marker and some transit maps. It is 18mm thick, with a total of 414 pages and weighs 190g, vs the regular Nolty being 11mm thick and 190 pages at 121g. This made me wonder if the paper is the same weight– the ratio of the thicknesses and the grams per page would indicate that it’s not, but maybe the cover throws that off? I hope the paper is just as fountain pen friendly!

I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these daily books. I’m such a fan of the Nolty diaries I’ve used so far. And when I reviewed the Hobonichi, I said I wished someone would make it in a slightly smaller size: now my dream has more or less come true! The page per day Nolty looks to be priced at around $22, which is cheaper than a Hobonichi.

The other new products Nolty announced today include some notebooks with gridded paper and covers in assorted bright colors. This is translated as “Metty” or “Memoty,” I guess as some variant on “memo.” They say “dated” but I think there is just an annual calendar on one page at the beginning, with the rest of the notebook being squared pages. These are also 144 x 95mm, but have just 174 pages and weigh 88 grams. The price is approximately $8. For those who just want freeform pages rather than a diary, they look like a nice option.

Guess I’ll be placing another overseas notebook order soon…